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ACTA VET. BRNO 2002, 71: 451–455 Influence of Metal Ions on Ruminal Enzyme Activities Z. FAIXOVÁ1, ·. FAIX 2 1 Department of Pathological Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, University of Veterinary Medicine, 2Institute of Animal Physiology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ko‰ice, Slovak Republic Ko‰ice, Received July 16, 2002 Accepted November 18, 2002 Abstract Fa i x o v á Z. , · . Faix: Influence of Metal Ions on Ruminal Enzyme Activities. Acta Vet. Brno 2002, 71: 451-455. In vitro incubation experiments were conducted to evaluate the influence of several metal ions on urease, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), gammaglutamyltransferase (GGT) and glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) enzyme activities of rumen fluid. Rumen fluid was collected from eight fistulated ewes and strained through a cheesecloth. Magnesium, copper and cadmium were each added to 10 ml of rumen fluid to obtain final concentrations of 5 mmol.l-1. After the addition of each metal ion, the mixture was shaken and incubated for 30 min at 37 °C prior to enzyme activity assay in the rumen fluid with or without metal ions using spectrophotometric methods. Cadmium was found to inhibit urease, GDH, and GGT activity but on the other hand, it stimulated ALT and AST activity. Copper inhibited both GDH and urease activity with no significant differences for ALT, AST and GGT. Magnesium had stimulatory effect on activity of GGT and GDH. The results of this experiment indicate that metal ions copper, cadmium, and magnesium each affect some ruminal enzyme activity which play an important role in metabolism of nitrogenous substances and may further alter the nitrogen metabolism in the rumen of sheep. Copper, cadmium, magnesium, ruminal enzyme, nitrogen metabolism, rumen, urease Nutritional requirements of ruminants are different from those of monogastric animals. Rumen microbes can synthesize enough amino acids and peptides from the inorganic nitrogen in ammonia or other nitrogen source and carbon skeletons and sulphur precursors. Ammonia assimilation by rumen microbes depends on rumen pH (V e t h et al. 1999), rumen ammonia concentration (M e h r e z et al. 1977) and ruminal ammonia-assimilating enzyme activity. Several ammonia-assimilation reactions by rumen bacteria are known. Enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase plays an important role in maintaining the balance between ammonia- and α-amino-nitrogen of the rumen. Alanine represents the amino acid found in the highest concentration in the intracellular pool of free amino acid rumen bacteria. Rumen bacteria possess effective mechanisms for alanine synthesis from ammonia (e.g., alanine dehydrogenase and alanine aminotransferase). Both alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase belong to the most common transaminases in the rumen. Glutamate concentration by rumen bacteria depends on gamma-glutamyltransferase activity. This enzyme plays an important role in some peptide and amino acid tranfers through the rumen wall and in the formation of an intracellular pool of glutamate as well. In the recent past, factories producing copper and mercury have altered the agricultural environment. Jenãík et al. (2001) reported that soil and plant biomass sample analyses from localities situated maximally 10 km from the copper and formerly mercury producing factories showed significant soil and biomass contamination by mercury, lead, cadmium, copper, and zinc ions. Magnesium-processing industry pollutes its surounding by magnesium fly ash which may increase the risk of oversupply of this ion for exposed animals. Address for correspondence: Doc. MVDr. Zita Faixová PhD. Department of Pathological Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics University of Veterinary Medicine Komenského 73, 041 81 Ko‰ice, Slovak Republic Phone: ++421 55 63 258 41 Fax: ++421 55 63 236 66 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.vfu.cz/acta-vet/actavet.htm 452 Many papers have dealt with the study of the effectiveness of various agents on the ruminal activity of several enzymes. Copper, zinc and cadmium ions were found to inhibit urease in the rumen fluid of ewes in an in vitro experiment whereas barium, nickel and manganese appeared to be slightly stimulatory (Spears and Hatfield 1978). Pal et al. (1998) stated that ammonia-nitrogen, trichloracetic acid-soluble nitrogen, urease activity, plasma protein, and urea levels were significantly lower in defauned animals. Results from another study showed that long-term administration of feed contamined with low concentrations of heavy metals may affect microbial synthesis in the rumen and thus ruminant productivity (Legáth et al. 1990). The objective of the present study was to determine whether addition of various metal ions causing air, soil and biomass contamination in industrially exposed areas would affect some enzyme activities of the rumen fluid. Materials and Methods Rumen fluid was obtained from eight fistulated ewes (Ovis aries) weighing between 30 to 35 kg in the morning two hours after feeding. The animals were housed individually, fed twice daily, and had free access to water. The total daily ration of each sheep consisted of 400 g of mixed diet (containing 12% beetroot molasses, 12% oats, 48% wheat and rye bran, 12% mixed meal and 2% mineral supplement) and 1 000 g of hay providing 1 177.6 g of dry matter, 23.2 g of total nitrogen and 6.48 MJ of net energy of lactation. Throughout the experiment, the animals were maintained according to the principles governing the care of laboratory animals. The rumen fluid was not collected until the donor animal had received the diet for at least 40 days. After being strained through four layers of cheesecloth, copper, cadmium, and magnesium were separately added to 10 ml of rumen fluid so that their final concentrations were 5 mmol.l-1. All metal ions were added in the chloride form. After the addition of the metal ion, each mixture was shaken and incubated for 30 min at 37 °C prior to assaying enzymatic activity in the rumen fluid with or without metal ions. Alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, gamma-glutamyltransferase, glutamate dehydrogenase and urease activity were determined by the colorimetric methods using spectrophotometric kits produced by Lachema Diagnostica Brno, Czech Republic. The results are given as the mean ± SEM. Statistical significance of the differences between values was determined by Student´s t-test. Results Fig. 1 shows the effect of magnesium, copper and cadmium on the activity of several enzymes of rumen fluid. Comparison of the activity of individual enzymes of the rumen fluid without and with magnesium showed that magnesium stimulated both glutamate dehydrogenase (0.147 ± 0.007 to 0.277 ± 0.012 µkat⋅l-1, P < 0.001) and gamma-glutamyltransferase activity (1.10 ± 0.044 to 1.40 ± 0.058 µkat⋅l-1, P < 0.01) with no significant differences for ALT (0.39 ± 0.017 to 0.42 ± 0.022 µkat⋅l-1, NS) and AST (0.85 ± 0.045 to 0.91 ± 0.031µkat⋅l-1, NS). Copper significantly decreased activity of glutamate dehydrogenase (0.147 ± 0.007 to 0.056 ± 0.003 µkat⋅l-1, P < 0.001) but did not affect the activity of ALT (0.42 ± 0.01 to 0.43 ± 0.02 µkat⋅l-1, NS), AST (0.87 ± 0.041 to 0.94 ± 0.031 µkat⋅l-1, NS) and GGT (1.10 ± 0.044 to 1.20 ± 0.0478 µkat⋅l-1, NS). The effect of cadmium was significantly achieved in ALT, AST, GGT and GDH. It was found that cadmium inhibited glutamate dehydrogenase (0.147 ± 0.007 to 0.075 ± 0.009 µkat⋅l-1, P < 0.001) and gamma-glutamyltransferase activity (1.10 ± 0.044 to 0.92 ± 0.018 µkat⋅l-1, P < 0.05) and on the other hand it stimulated alanine aminotransferase (0.43 ± 0.007 to 0.52 0.032 µkat⋅l-1, P < 0.05) and aspartate aminotransferase activity (0.88 ± 0.043 to 1.1 ± 0.076 µkat⋅l-1, P < 0.01). The urease activity was significantly lower after copper (14.86 ± 1.81 to 3.38 ± 0.91 nkat⋅ml-1, P < 0.001) and cadmium (14.34 ± 3.93 to 2.54 ± 0.35 nkat⋅ml-1, P < 0.01) treatment and no significant differences were found in magnesium supplement (12.11 ± 3.63 to 15.33 ± 5.04 nkat⋅ml-1, NS). 453 Discussion MgCl2 kat.I-1 1.5 ** 1.0 0.5 *** 0.0 ALT AST GDH CuCl2 1.5 kat.I-1 GGT 1.0 0.5 0.0 *** ALT AST ** kat.I-1 GDH CdCl2 1.5 1.0 0.5 GGT * * *** 0.0 ALT AST Control GGT GDH Experiment Fig. 1. The influence of magnesium, copper and cadmium on alanine aminotransferase-ALT, aspartate aminotransferase-AST, gammaglutamyl transferase-GGT and glutamate dehydrogenase-GDH activities in rumen fluid. Values are means S.E.M., n = 8. Significance: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01,*** P < 0.001. Our results showed that metal ions could affect activity of several rumen enzymes. Data from our study indicate that magnesium stimulated the activity of all enzymes tested whereas the cadmium and copper effect is enzyme-specific. Magnesium is a cofactor in various reactions related to carbohydrate, lipid, and protein metabolism. It participates in oxidative phosphorylation and transphosphorylation reactions, cell adhesion, and exhibits some functions as an anti-stress, antioxidant, anti-pyretic and antiinflammatory agent (GarciaGomez et al. 2000). The development of magnesium industry in some regions in Slovakia (e.g., Jel‰avaLubeník) or abroad increases the risk of oversupply of magnesium from magnesium fly ash in farm and wild animals as well. Exposure of laboratory animals to magnesium fly ash results in depression of fertility, reduced numbers of offspring, and decreased weight of the visceral organs in weaned animals (Bíre‰ et al. 1994). Cadmium is an essential microelement. Cadmium deficiency in ruminants leads to depression of milk production, growth retardation in young animals, muscle weakness, reluctance to move or even death. Increased concentration of cadmium in the body is toxic. The toxic effect of cadmium arises from its ability to bind to protein by thiol groups. Its toxicity depends on dosage, way of administration, form, length of exposure and animal species (Pribilincová et al. 1995). Results from our study indicate 454 that cadmium was found to inhibit urease, glutamate dehydrogenase and gammaglutamyltransferase, and on the other hand it appeared to stimulate each transaminase activity tested. We proposed that the stimulatory effect of cadmium on both transaminase activities is a result of damage to the bacterial membrane by cadmium that could lead to release of enzymes tested into the rumen fluid. Rumen urease hydrolyzes feed and endogenous urea to a form of nitrogen that can be used by most rumen microorganisms. Many papers have dealth with the study of the effectiveness of various inhibitors on the activity of rumen urease. Reducing the rate of ammonia nitrogen release from dietary urea would its utilization in ruminants (Boìa and Várady 1966; Ludden et al. 2000a; M usalia et al. 2000; Prasad et al. 1999). But the rumen microflora may often be capable of adapting to chronic administration of urease inhibitors, thereby limiting its practical use in improving the utilization of dietary urea (Ludden et al. 2000b). Our results showed that both cadmium and copper appeared to be inhibitory for urease activity. Similar results were found by Fahmy et al. (1998) who described the effectiveness of heavy metals as inhibitors of the camel rumen urease at the concentration of 0.005 mM was, in decreasing order Hg2+>Cu2+>Zn2+>Ni2+>Co2+ with 97, 94, 90, 61 and 7% inhibition, respectively. Copper is an essential element required for the goat and other species for a number of biochemical functions. Copper stimulates growth in swine and alters lipid metabolism in steer (Engle and Spears 2000). Results of Odenkirchen et al. (1994) showed that 2 g CuSO4 per animal per day is recommended as the maximum dose in cattle to overcome copper deficiency. Ingestion of quantities of Cu sligthly higher than required may cause accumulation in the tissues and haemolysis. Sheep are more sensitive to high copper supplementation than other farm animals. Our results showed that copper was found to inhibit both urease and glutamate dehydrogenase activities. The experiment of W allace and McKain (1996) with Prevotella ruminicola, an organism playing a prominent role in the breakdown of peptides in the rumen showed that copper, chromium, and mercury were the most inhibitory ones, decreasing Ala2 breakdown to 15, 15 and 5% of control activity, whereas cobalt, manganese and zinc stimulated activity by 189, 30 and 26%, respectively. The principal source of air, soil and water contamination by copper is caused by copper and iron manufacture. Cadmium gets into the environment from iron foundries. Cadmium and copper, released into athmosphere, finally accumulate in the soil and water and enter the food chain. The results of this experiment indicate that the metal ions copper, cadmium, and magnesium affect the activity of several rumen enzymes, playing important roles in metabolism of nitrogenous compounds. They can further alter nitrogen metabolism in the rumen. Vplyv vybran˘ch kovov˘ch prvkov na aktivitu niektor˘ch enz˘mov v bachorovej tekutine V in vitro pokusoch sme sledovali vplyv niektor˘ch kovov˘ch iónov na aktivitu ureázy, alanín aminotransferázy-ALT, aspartát aminotransferázy-AST, gammaglutamyltransferázy-GGT and glutamát dehydrogenázy-GDH. Bachorov˘ obsah bol odobrat˘ od 8 fistulovan˘ch oviec a prefiltrovan˘ cez gázu. Horãík, meì a kadmium boli jednotlivo pridané do 10 ml bachorovej tekutiny tak, aby ich v˘sledné koncentrácie boli 5 mmol.l-1. Po pridaní jednotliv˘ch kovov˘ch prvkov zmes bola premie‰aná a inkubovaná 30 minút pri 37 °C. Potom bola meraná enzymatická aktivita spektrofotometrickou metódou. Kadmium signifikantne inhibovalo aktivitu ureázy, GDH a GGT a na druhej strane signifikantne stimulovalo enzymatickú activitu ALT a AST. Meì signifikantne inhibovala enzymatickú aktivitu GDH a ureázy a neovplyvnila aktivity ALT, AST a GGT. Horãík stimuloval enzymatickú aktivitu GGT a GDH. V˘sledky tohto experimentu 455 naznaãujú, Ïe jednotlivé prvky horãík, meì a kadmium ovplyvÀujú aktivitu niektor˘ch enz˘mov v bachorovej tekutine, ktoré zohrávajú dôleÏitú úlohu v metabolizme dusíkat˘ch látok, a tak môÏu meniÈ dusíkov˘ metabolizmus v bachore oviec. Ackowledgements This study was partially supported by grants No. 1/8944/01 and No. 2/7028/20 from Grant Agency for Science, VEGA, Slovak Republic. References BÍRE·, J, BARTKO, P, MICHNA, A, WEISSOVÁ, T, BÍRE·OVÁ, M, JENâÍK, F 1994: Klinicko-biochemické aspekty záÈaÏe jalovíc magnezitov˘m úletom. Vet Med Praha 39: 355-376 BOëA, K, VÁRADY, J 1966: Inhibition of the rumen urease and its influence on NH3 utilization. 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